Share global food emissions in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share global food emissions was 0.0754 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0754
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
115th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0768
in 2014
All-time low
0.0472
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Tunisia, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.0754 for share global food emissions in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Tunisia peaked at 0.0768 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0472, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 115th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0472 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0501 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0523 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0543 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0542 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0587 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0543 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0582 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.061 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0634 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0647 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0595 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0591 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0586 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0646 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0675 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0691 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0713 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0707 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0722 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0738 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0756 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0748 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0768 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0754 | -1.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0754 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0754 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0546 | 0.0472 | 0.061 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0648 | 0.0586 | 0.0713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0748 | 0.0722 | 0.0768 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global food emissions in Tunisia?
- Share global food emissions in Tunisia was 0.0754 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0768 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0472 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for share global food emissions?
- Tunisia ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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